Farewell to Manzanar Race Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #10

"I have been living in this country nine years longer than you have. Do you realize that? Yet I am prevented by law from becoming a citizen. I am prevented by law from owning land. I am now separated from my family without cause…"

"Those matters are out of my hands, Mr. Wakatsuki." (1.7.60-61)

This is Papa speaking in an (imagined?) interview with his FBI interrogator. Maybe he actually says this stuff out loud, and maybe he doesn't—either way, the point is that speaking truth to power is, well, pretty powerful. People don't like to be confronted with the truth when it shows how wrong they are…